Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel

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Label:	Mute – lcdstumm260, Mute – 0094634243025
Format:	SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, PAL, Album, Stereo All Media, Deluxe Edition, Super Jewel Box
Country:	Europe
Released:	Oct 17, 2005
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop

Tracklist

SACD-1	A Pain That I'm Used To	4:11
SACD-2	John The Revelator	3:42
SACD-3	Suffer Well	3:49
SACD-4	The Sinner In Me	4:56
SACD-5	Precious	4:10
SACD-6	Macro	4:03
SACD-7	I Want It All	6:09
SACD-8	Nothing's Impossible	4:21
SACD-9	Introspectre	1:42
SACD-10	Damaged People	3:29
SACD-11	Lilian	4:49
SACD-12	The Darkest Star Piano – Dave McCracken	6:55
	Playing The Angel (In 5.1 And Stereo)	(52:44)
DVD-1.1	A Pain That I'm Used To	4:12
DVD-1.2	John The Revelator	3:43
DVD-1.3	Suffer Well	3:55
DVD-1.4	The Sinner In Me	4:50
DVD-1.5	Precious	4:19
DVD-1.6	Macro	4:06
DVD-1.7	I Want It All	6:10
DVD-1.8	Nothing's Impossible	4:24
DVD-1.9	Introspectre	1:42
DVD-1.10	Damaged People	3:32
DVD-1.11	Lilian	4:51
DVD-1.12	The Darkest Star Piano – Dave McCracken	7:00
DVD-2	Making The Angel Film Director – Uwe Flade Film Producer – Mark Entzelmann, Q Films*	8:25
DVD-3	Precious (Video) Film Director – Uwe Flade Film Producer – Mark Entzelmann, Q Films*	4:04
DVD-4	Clean (Bare) Engineer [Filmed, Recorded And Mixed, Assisted By] – Devin Workman, Kt Rangnick Film Editor [Visuals Edited By] – Ross Hallard Producer, Piano – Dave McCracken Recorded By, Cameraman [Filmed By] – Richard Morris	3:45
DVD-5	Photo Gallery Photography By – Ben Hillier

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Venusnote Limited
Copyright © – Venusnote Limited
Licensed To – Mute Records Ltd.
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Grabbing Hands Music Overseas Ltd.
Published By – Grabbing Hands Music Ltd.
Published By – JJSR Productions Inc.
Published By – Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Produced For – 140dB
Recorded At – Santa Barbara Sound Design
Recorded At – Stratosphere Sound
Recorded At – Whitfield Street Studios
Mixed At – Whitfield Street Studios
Mastered At – The Lodge, New York
Mixed At – The Instrument
Mastered At – BK Audio
Mastered At – Super Audio Mastering
Filmed At – Whitfield Street Studios
Manufactured By – www.mediamotion.com

Credits

Art Direction, Photography By, Design [Cover Design] – Anton Corbijn
Authoring [SACD Authored By] – Bastiaan Kuijt (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12)
Design – Four5one.com*
Engineer – Ben Hillier (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Richard Morris (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12)
Engineer [Additional 5.1 Engineering] – Kevin Paul, Richard Morris
Management – Jonathan Kessler
Management [Depeche Mode Office] – JD Fanger*, Venusnote Ltd.*
Management [For] – Baron Inc.
Mastered By [5.1] – Simon Heyworth
Mastered By [Assisted By, SACD Co-mastered By] – Sarah Register (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12)
Mastered By, Mastered By [SACD] – Emily Lazar (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12)
Mixed By – Ben Hillier (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Steve Fitzmaurice (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12, DVD-4)
Mixed By [5.1] – Ben Hillier
Performer [Depeche Mode Is] – Andy Fletcher* (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Dave Gahan (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Martin Gore* (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12)
Producer – Ben Hillier (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12)
Programmed By – Dave McCracken (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Richard Morris (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12)
Programmed By [Original] – Andrew Phillpott (tracks: SACD-3, SACD-7, SACD-8), Christian Eigner (tracks: SACD-3, SACD-7, SACD-8)
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Arjun Argerwala* (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Devin Workman (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Kt Rangnick (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Nick Sevilla (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12), Rudyard Lee Cullers (tracks: SACD-1 to SACD-12)
Written-By – Phillpott* (tracks: SACD-3, SACD-7, SACD-8), Eigner* (tracks: SACD-3, SACD-7, SACD-8), Gahan* (tracks: SACD-3, SACD-7, SACD-8), Martin L. Gore (tracks: SACD-1, SACD-2, SACD-4 to SACD-6, SACD-9 to SACD-12, DVD-3, DVD-4)

Notes

Some copies with a sticker on the front jewel case saying "DELUXE EDITION Including bonus DVD featuring 5.1 version of Playing The Angel, Making The Angel documentary, Precious video and exclusive performance of Clean".
DVD contains the entire "Playing The Angel" album in either LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 & Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and has a running time of 52:40. DVD tracks 2 to 4 are in LPCM Stereo. All Photos in the Photo Gallery taken by Ben Hillier.
Official release date is Monday the 17th October 2005, but available via Mute Germany on Friday the 14th October 2005.

The booklet mistakenly credits Dave McCracken as the piano player in "I Want It All". However, there is no piano in "I Want It All". He really should be credited for the piano in "The Darkest Star."
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Very similar issue: SACD pressed by Sonopress Arvato

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 094634243025
Label Code: LC5834
Rights Society: bel BIEM
Other (Additional Cat #, SACD): 0094634243124
Matrix / Runout (SACD Layer 0 ; Variants 1 to 5): VS343-L0-PV1.3 3424312
Mastering SID Code (SACD Layer 0 ; Variants 1 to 5): IFPI LQ48
Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 0 ; Variants 1, 3, 5): IFPI EV48
Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 0 ; Variant 2): IFPI EV49
Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 0 ; Variant 4): IFPI EV??
Matrix / Runout (SACD Layer 1 ; Variants 1 to 5): VS343-L1 3424312
Mastering SID Code (SACD Layer 1 ; Variants 1 to 5): IFPI LQ42
Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 1 ; Variants 1, 2 & 4): IFPI EV50
Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 1 ; Variant 3): none
Mould SID Code (SACD Layer 1 ; Variant 5): IFPI EV49
Other (Additional Cat #, DVD): 0094634243094
Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 1): www.mediamotion.com 3424309 PAL @ 3 01-01-14-NL
Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 2): www.mediamotion.com 3424309 PAL @ 3 010101-NL
Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 3): WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3424309 PAL @ 3 010101-NL
Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 4 to 6): WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3424309 PAL @ 3 010108-NL
Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 7): WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3424309 PAL @ 3 010115-NL
Matrix / Runout (DVD ; Variant 8): WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3424309 PAL @ 3 010105-NL
Mastering SID Code (DVD ; Variants 1 to 8): IFPI LW04
Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 1 & 4): ifpi AAH02
Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variants 2 & 3): IFPI AAH05
Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 5): IFPI AAH03
Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 6): IFPI AAH02
Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 7): IFPI AAHM3
Mould SID Code (DVD ; Variant 8): IFPI AAH03

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Playing The Angel (CD, Album, Copy Protected)	Mute, Mute	int.cdstumm260, 0094634057523	Europe	2005
	Playing The Angel (CD, Album)	Sire, Reprise Records, Mute	49348-2	US	2005
Recently Edited	Playing The Angel (CD, Album)	Mute, Mute	cdstumm260, 0094634057707	UK	2005
Recently Edited	Playing The Angel (2×LP, Album, Stereo)	Mute, Mute	stumm260, 0094634020114	Europe	2005
	Playing The Angel (CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Super Jewel Box)	Sire, Reprise Records, Warner Reprise Video, Mute	49456-2	US	2005

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Reviews

Blacky_ Nov 29, 2022
Dynamic comparison CD-Layer vs. SACD2.0-Layer:

CD-Layer:

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR2 over -5.90 dB 01 - Depeche Mode - A Pain That I’m Used To.wav
DR2 over -4.44 dB 02 - Depeche Mode - John the Revelator.wav
DR4 over -5.22 dB 03 - Depeche Mode - Suffer Well.wav
DR4 over -6.08 dB 04 - Depeche Mode - The Sinner in Me.wav
DR4 over -6.17 dB 05 - Depeche Mode - Precious.wav
DR4 over -7.33 dB 06 - Depeche Mode - Macro.wav
DR6 over -8.31 dB 07 - Depeche Mode - I Want It All.wav
DR4 over -6.93 dB 08 - Depeche Mode - Nothing’s Impossible.wav
DR12 -1.00 dB -16.26 dB 09 - Depeche Mode - Introspectre.wav
DR6 over -7.67 dB 10 - Depeche Mode - Damaged People.wav
DR4 over -6.96 dB 11 - Depeche Mode - Lilian.wav
DR6 over -9.57 dB 12 - Depeche Mode - The Darkest Star.wav
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Number of files: 12
Official DR value: DR5

SACD2.0-Layer:

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR8 -0.00 dB -11.92 dB 01 - A Pain That I'm Used To [1].wav
DR13 -0.87 dB -16.11 dB 02 - John The Revelator [1].wav
DR11 -0.00 dB -13.04 dB 03 - Suffer Well [1].wav
DR12 -0.52 dB -14.81 dB 04 - The Sinner In Me [1].wav
DR11 -0.09 dB -13.70 dB 05 - Precious [1].wav
DR10 -0.45 dB -14.61 dB 06 - Macro [1].wav
DR12 -0.97 dB -15.73 dB 07 - I Want It All [1].wav
DR11 -0.00 dB -14.16 dB 08 - Nothing's Impossible [1].wav
DR12 -6.04 dB -21.51 dB 09 - Introspectre [1].wav
DR12 -0.93 dB -14.75 dB 10 - Damaged People [1].wav
DR12 -0.00 dB -14.70 dB 11 - Lilian [1].wav
DR12 -0.45 dB -16.06 dB 12 - The Darkest Star [1].wav
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Number of files: 12
Official DR value: DR11
sonidos Dec 19, 2021
How ugly this edition sounds, totally compressed and saturated! Thumb down.
Neasden Dec 12, 2021
Edited 2 years ago
I cannot let the comments above overrate the mastering done. First, I did a test on the SACD 2.0 channel layer and the original CD layer, and if the loudness is leveled, it is the same source. It just happens that the SACD 2.0 is quieter when it was authored, but not one single dynamic boost comparing to the brickwalled CD. Now, the SACD 5.1 mix is a total different story. However, notice that this is to be played on a 5.1 setup -- downmixing works for some tracks but quite a few of them do sound "funny" when downmixed to stereo (John the Revelator, for instance). 5.1 music is not for 2.0 listening. So make no mistake - SACD 2.0 and CD are the same source.
radi0 Sep 9, 2017
Something weird about this album on SACD for me... Back in 2005, when kids were sharing music over bluetooth, I had received a file called Precious.mp3. I've stumbled across it recently when digging through my old hard drives, and decided to plug it into iZotope for laughs.
Turns out, that no-breed bastard mp3 had been a SACD rip! Meaning, someone had the audacity to buy a SACD player, buy this album, plug it into their PC, record the thing (no scad rippers yet) and release it into the wild.
No-name hero, I salute your dedication.
eppo Aug 25, 2014
Edited 9 years ago
It's a shame that the mastering(as it was previously mentioned) for both the CDDA & DVD tracks is a mess, not very enjoyable.
So I ripped the SACD content for myself, hoping... It worked!
SACD mastering is fine, after a little levelling/amplifying/converting into more convenient format & it sounds far better.